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Championship | Gameweek 3
Aug 24, 2024 at 3pm UK
Riverside Stadium
Portsmouth

Middlesbrough
2 - 2
Portsmouth

Clarke (11'), Conway (90' pen.)
FT(HT: 1-2)
Saydee (2', 25')
Towler (42'), Saydee (43'), Blair (54'), Norris (57'), Williams (80')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Middlesbrough and Portsmouth, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Middlesbrough

All competitions
Championship
Last Game: Derby 1-0 Middlesbrough
Saturday, August 17 at 12.30pm in Championship

Portsmouth

All competitions
Championship
Last Game: Portsmouth 0-0 Luton
Saturday, August 17 at 12.30pm in Championship

We said: Middlesbrough 2-1 Portsmouth

 Including last season, Middlesbrough have won four of their last five home league games, and we think that they will produce another strong home performance to claim a narrow victory over newly-promoted Portsmouth. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Middlesbrough win with a probability of 51.18%. A draw had a probability of 24.6% and a win for Portsmouth had a probability of 24.26%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.59%) and 2-0 (9.13%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.67%), while for a Portsmouth win it was 0-1 (7.11%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5% likelihood.

Result
MiddlesbroughDrawPortsmouth
51.18% (-0.013999999999996 -0.01) 24.56% (-0.0040000000000013 -0) 24.26% (0.016999999999999 0.02)
Both teams to score 52.44% (0.030000000000001 0.03)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.46% (0.030000000000001 0.03)49.54% (-0.033000000000001 -0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.43% (0.026 0.03)71.57% (-0.027999999999992 -0.03)
Middlesbrough Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.65% (0.0049999999999955 0)19.35% (-0.0080000000000027 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.86% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)51.13% (-0.011000000000003 -0.01)
Portsmouth Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.02% (0.031000000000006 0.03)34.98% (-0.033000000000001 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.28% (0.035 0.04)71.72% (-0.037000000000006 -0.04)
Score Analysis
    Middlesbrough 51.17%
    Portsmouth 24.26%
    Draw 24.55%
MiddlesbroughDrawPortsmouth
1-0 @ 11.11% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-1 @ 9.59%
2-0 @ 9.13% (-0.0080000000000009 -0.01)
3-1 @ 5.25% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-0 @ 5% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-2 @ 2.76% (0.004 0)
4-1 @ 2.16% (0.0010000000000003 0)
4-0 @ 2.05% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-2 @ 1.13% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 3%
Total : 51.17%
1-1 @ 11.67% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 6.77% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
2-2 @ 5.04% (0.0049999999999999 0)
3-3 @ 0.97% (0.002 0)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 24.55%
0-1 @ 7.11% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
1-2 @ 6.13% (0.0050000000000008 0.01)
0-2 @ 3.74% (0.0019999999999998 0)
1-3 @ 2.15% (0.004 0)
2-3 @ 1.76% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-3 @ 1.31% (0.002 0)
Other @ 2.06%
Total : 24.26%

How you voted: Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth

Middlesbrough
59.6%
Draw
24.6%
Portsmouth
15.8%
57
Head to Head
Mar 3, 2012 3pm
Portsmouth
1-3
Middlesbrough
Halford (66' pen.)
Ben Haim (45'), Halford (55'), Rocha (55'), Ward (61'), Norris (69')
Bates (63'), Robson (56' pen.)
Bates (31'), Williams (45'), Robson (66')
Williams (90')
> Match Report
Aug 6, 2011 3pm
Middlesbrough
2-2
Portsmouth
Williams (54'), Emnes (24')
McDonald (56'), Williams (71')
Norris (47'), Varney (90')
Ben Haim (56'), Halford (56'), Ward (74'), Mokoena (76')
Mar 12, 2011 3pm
Portsmouth
0-0
Middlesbrough
Hogg (51'), Kitson (55')
McMahon (78')
Oct 2, 2010 3pm
Middlesbrough
2-2
Portsmouth
Bates (29'), Robson (42' pen.)
Bates (56'), McMahon (88')
Robson (86')
Lawrence (88' pen.), Nugent (60')
Mar 14, 2009 3pm
Middlesbrough
1-1
Portsmouth
King (90')
Bates (49')
Bates (77')
Crouch (30')
Nugent (65'), Johnson (73')
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